Tag: Business and Management
Meet One Female Shaping the Illinois Cattle Industry
By Betty Haynes Illinois Beef Association CALF News Copy Editor Larisa Willrett was recently featured as part of a women in ag story in the
Weekly USMEF Audio Report: Halstrom, Branstad Offer Highlights from USMEF Spring Conference
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Spring Conference wrapped up Friday in San Antonio, and USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom says one of the highlights
What’s Next On the Front Burner?
By Blaine Davis, Contributing Editor I can’t believe that 2022 is nearly one-quarter gone and another deadline has caught me with writer’s block and indecision
How to Deal With the Workforce Challenge
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor I received an email from a reader who said he enjoyed my column (“What Should You Focus on in 2022?,”
Plan For What You Can and Can’t Control
Good Genetics, Price and Even Weather Risk Management By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor “There is not accountability until a crisis occurs.” When he’s discussing ranch
Greeley Hat Works
Hatmaker for Cowboys, Ranchers and Other Stars While some who wear Greeley Hat Works hats are on Hollywood’s A List or are major world leaders,
The Packer Producer Divide
Straddling Both Sides of the Fence By Walt Barnhart, Contributing Editor Distrust among segments of the beef production chain has been common for more than
Packing Industry Future Looks Strong
But Will Newer Plants Survive? By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor Feedyards and large-scale packers have depended on one another since the 1950s. They have faced
Monsters and Mister Rogers
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor I was channel surfing one evening and came across a documentary about Fred Rogers, the creator and host of Mister
Feeders Get ‘Market Flu’ During COVID
By Heather Smith Thomas, Contributing Editor The livestock industry is facing uncertain times and feedlots have been struggling with marketing issues. Warren Rusche, South Dakota